Arius

Roman presbyter

Born 250s · died AD 336
Also known as Arius of Alexandria

Who was alive at the same time as Arius?

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When Arius died, Julian was 4 or 5, Basil of Caesarea was 6 or 7, Pope Damasus I was 30 or 31, Pope Siricius was 1 or 2 and Constantius II was 18 or 19.

Born during Arius’s lifetime: Constantine the Great, Saint George, Julian, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, Athanasius of Alexandria, Pope Damasus I and Eusebius.

Not quite contemporaries: Jerome was born about 6 years after Arius died, John Chrysostom was born about 7 years after Arius died, Tertullian died about 7 years before Arius was born and Theodosius I was born about 10 years after Arius died.

What happened in Arius’s lifetime

Battle of the Milvian Bridge AD 312
Council of Nicaea AD 325

Where Arius’s contemporaries were born

Arius is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (74 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Arius: Cyrenaica
Pope Dionysius: Roman Empire
Diophantus: Alexandria
Valerian: Roman Empire
Plotinus: Asyut
Mani: Ctesiphon
Aurelian: Sirmium
Diocletian: Doclea
Constantius Chlorus: Dardania
Anthony the Great: Coma
Pope Marcellus I: Rome
Eusebius: Caesarea Maritima
Constantine the Great: Niš
Saint George: Kayseri
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pope Damasus I: Egitania
Pope Liberius: Rome
Constantius II: Sirmium
Valentinian I: Vinkovci
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Basil of Caesarea: Kayseri
Gregory of Nazianzus: Nazianzus
Julian: Constantinople
Pope Siricius: Rome
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Saint Lucy: Syracuse
Valens: Vinkovci
Saint Valentine: Terni
Claudius Gothicus: Sremska Mitrovica
Catherine of Alexandria: Alexandria
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Porphyry of Tyre: Tyre
Saint Sebastian: Narbonne
Constantine II: Arles
Maximian: Sirmium
Probus: Sirmium
Galerius: Dacia
Tacitus: Terni
Quintillus: Sirmium
Agatha of Sicily: Catania
Saint Barbara: Nicomedia
Maxentius: Rome
Agnes of Rome: Rome
Jovian: Singidunum
Zenobia: Palmyra
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Shapur II: Firuzabad
Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Carus: Narbonne
Florianus: Terni
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Ulfilas: Dacia
Constans: Italy
Maximinus Daza: Gamzigrad
Numerian: Nicomedia
Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
Cyril of Jerusalem: Jerusalem
Margaret the Virgin: Antioch of Pisidia
Samudragupta: Indraprastha
Aurelius Victor: Africa
Magnus Maximus: Hispania
Saint Monica: Thagaste
Gregory the Illuminator: Armenia
Saloninus: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Magnentius: Amiens
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pachomius the Great: Esna
Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Saint Pantaleon: Nicomedia
Libanius: Antioch
Januarius: Benevento
Saint Nino: Cappadocia
Dionysius of Alexandria: Alexandria

Compare Arius

The 86 best-known contemporaries

86 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Arius. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 298.

Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
Plotinus AD 205 – AD 270
Diocletian 240s – AD 316
Saint George AD 275 – c. AD 303
Julian AD 331 – AD 363
Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
Aurelian AD 214 – AD 275
Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
Pope Dionysius c. AD 200 – AD 268
Diophantus c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Constantius Chlorus AD 250 – AD 306
Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
Valerian c. AD 199 – c. AD 265
Mani c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
Pope Marcellus I AD 255 – AD 309
Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Saint Lucy c. AD 283 – AD 304
Valens AD 328 – AD 378
Saint Valentine AD 175 – AD 273
Claudius Gothicus AD 214 – AD 270
Catherine of Alexandria c. AD 285 – AD 305
Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
Gallienus c. AD 218 – AD 268
Porphyry of Tyre c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
Saint Sebastian c. AD 255 – AD 287
Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
Maximian c. AD 245 – AD 310
Probus AD 232 – AD 282
Galerius AD 258 – AD 311
Tacitus AD 200 – AD 276
Quintillus AD 212 – AD 270
Agatha of Sicily AD 235 – AD 261
Saint Barbara AD 273 – AD 306
Maxentius AD 278 – AD 312
Agnes of Rome c. AD 291 – AD 304
Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
Zenobia c. AD 240 – AD 274
Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
Carus c. AD 222 – AD 283
Florianus AD 232 – AD 276
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Carinus AD 250 – AD 285
Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
Lactantius c. AD 240 – c. AD 320
Maximinus Daza AD 270 – AD 313
Numerian AD 254 – AD 284
Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
Margaret the Virgin c. AD 292 – c. AD 307
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
Saloninus AD 242 – AD 260
Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Saint Pantaleon c. AD 280 – AD 305
Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
Januarius AD 272 – AD 305
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
Dionysius of Alexandria AD 190 – AD 264
Liu Hui c. AD 225 – c. AD 295
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376
Saint Vitus AD 290 – AD 303